Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE LIGHT | |||||
| 02176 | 09/02/2002 | 10008580 | Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *mj | 08/05/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| Owner describes failure as intermiitent loss of engine, shutting off with no warning. sometimes while driving at night all electrical power fails. dealership did a drive and maintenance check. the dealership replaced the wiring harness and returned the vehicle to the owner. now the engine keeps high acceleration with the rpm constantly in the red even with foot off of the accelerator pedal. problem can't be duplicated so the dealership doesn't have an actual fix. please describe details. mr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 06/29/2004 | 1 | 09/07/2002 | |
| When releasing the brake pedal, the front brakes made a loud of noise. *ak *sc *jb | |||
| 12/01/2003 | 32000 | 5 | 08/10/2003 |
| Intermittent problem in which engine will race when applying brakes, and foot off of gas pedal. usually occurs when stopping at stop sign or pulling into parking place. car will come to almost complete stop and then the engine will race and the car will lurch forward, and brakes cannot stop car. brake pedal will go all the way to the floor without stopping vehicle. i have had to shift into neutral or park to stop the vehicle. needless to say this is a very unsafe condition.ar is at ford dealer presently.*ak | |||
| 08/04/2002 | |||
| While drving gas pedal became stuck to the floor. consumer attempted to brakes, and vehicle slowed to approximately 55mph, but would not stop. consumer then collided with the curb. vehicle checked by dealer, who advised consumer that an engine problem existed. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 12/01/2003 | 32000 | 5 | 08/10/2003 |
| Intermittent problem in which engine will race when applying brakes, and foot off of gas pedal. usually occurs when stopping at stop sign or pulling into parking place. car will come to almost complete stop and then the engine will race and the car will lurch forward, and brakes cannot stop car. brake pedal will go all the way to the floor without stopping vehicle. i have had to shift into neutral or park to stop the vehicle. needless to say this is a very unsafe condition.ar is at ford dealer presently.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 06/29/2004 | 6936 | 14 | |
| While driving 40 mph and when brakes were depressed the vehicle pulled from side to side. *ak there was a clunk after the brakes were released, the front tires rubbed on the frame when turning, three belts were installed within 6000, the vehicle smelled like oil, even with the a/c on. the motor rattled before the gears were shifted, with the a/c on the motor would surge up and down to the point where the vehicle would pull. after the consumer would take his foot off of the gas there would be a slight acceleration, the vehicle would hesitate and lunge forward. the vehicle was sometimes hard to start and must be cranked several times. there was a rattle in the rear of the rear of the vehicle as if something was loose moving back and forth. poor alignment had worn the tires on the outside edge. the bolt from the vehicle was found in the driveway, and the rear window had an air leak. *sc *jb | |||
| 06/11/2003 | 1 | ||
| While parked on an incline vehicle will shake and the brakes will not hold. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | |||
| 10/10/2002 | |||
| Consumer states that the abs system on the vehicle is not working properly, when applying the brakes. the brake pedal will go all the way to the floor. dealer replaced the master cylinder and still reoccurring the problem. please provide further information. mr | |||